The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-08
In Brief.


There are sixty-three inmates in the work
house. twenty of whom are women.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Al
bert j. Middleton and Susan L. Lynch. Albert
L. Slack and Mary E. Warnet Edward Olsen
and Rebekah H. Wiese, Schuyler A. Petit and
Cora A. Young. Henry Wells and Jennie Beas-
ley, Christian Ii. Slime and Maria S. Rehling.
A frame coal-shed the of the Wright
Block. and adjoining the Grand Opera-nouse,
was destroyed by fire at IL o'clock last night.
The fire was first thought to be in the opera
house. and considerable excitement was &C.
casioned for short time. The loss was small.
WOMAN WHIPPED By WOMEN
Harriet and Maria Shippman and Sadie Car
ter, who reside at No. BOA West Market street.
noon, and the two Shippman women attacked
Mrs. Carter and whipped her severely. The
police had to be called to settle the matter, and
they arrested the Shippman women.
ALREADY TOO MANY ooNsTABLEs.
The resignation of Leonard Crane as constable
was accepted by the County Commissioners yes
terday morning. and Immediately there were a
half dozen applicants for the place. The Com
mssioners, however, refused to appoint anyone,
giving as the reason that there is already a sur
plus OF constables about Dogberry Row.
SUPERINTENDENT TRAVIS NOT WORRIED.
Superintendent Travis is not at all worried
over the attack on him by the German Tele-
graph because he complained of the grand jury
returning few indictments against saloon men,
when he had sent before them over one hundred
good witnesses The board will take no notice
of the Telegraph's complaints and its charges
against the superintendent.
WAITING FOR THE GRAND JURY's REPORT
There was another crowd about the Criminal
Court room yesterday afternoon. expecting the
to m "a hut
There is much speculation about the courthouse
as to who will be indicted, and there are great
many who profess to know Just what is coming
Perkins's testimony before the body has become
general talk, and it is claimed that he furnished
information on which at least seven indictments
can be returned 1t is confidently expected that
| the report will be made this evening
| TRANSPORTATION OF WORK HOUSE PRISONERS.
The refusal some time ago of the Police Com
missioners to allow the patrol wagon to be used
! in conveying criminals from the justices courts
to the work house has caused prisoners to be
| lodged in the county JAIL where the expense of
keeping them amounts to 70 cents per day. In
| order to avoid this unnecessary expense in the
| future. the County Commissioners yesterday
| passed an order instructing the superintendent.
| or the work house to furnish transportation to
| his place for all persons sentenced to conine
ment there by the justices Of the peace.
| ELDER HARRIS IN JAIL.
| There seems to be no end to the troubles of
Elder j. NJ. Harris. ex-pastor of the Second Col
Baptist Church. The long conflict between him
and part Of his congregation eliminated in his
retirement from the pulpit for striking Lucy
Steele and Margaret Chandler, two of his church
members, when they provoked him after services
| one evening. He was arrested and WAS fined
| by Squire Smock. He took an appeal to the
| Criminal Courtwith Ed Harris as bondsman
| and supposed he was to be troubled no more.
but Wednesday evening his bondsman turned
| him over to the sheriff, because it was
believed the preacher preparing
| to leave the city. He is still in Jail
but expects to be released this morning
Many of his Old congregation visited him yester
| day and offered him their sympathy, but W er,
| financially unable to render him assistance He
is very much erieved over his misfortunes, bu
| says he will not give up to the crowd that hal
been bounding him for six months. 81 propos,
| to star. a church in Indianapolis, some
| where on the West Side. as / get out
he said to Journal reporter last night. 'Al
| my enemies want is to have me leave town, bu
| will not CO."